Hunter, Iain
Iain Hunter
PhD
EXERCISE SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF
College of Health and Human Performance
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Courses: EXSC 362, EXSC 365, EXSC 662, EXSC 663 Courses: EXSC 362, EXSC 365, EXSC 662, EXSC 663
Office: 120D RB
Phone: (801) 422-1434
Email: iain_hunter@byu.edu
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Area of Discipline / Professional Expertise:
- Biomechanics (for more detailed information about biomechanics at BYU go to biomech.byu.edu)
Track and field mechanics and improving running economy and speed:
- I investigate methods for improving running economy and speed and track and field technique.
Education:
- MED, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, 1997
- BA, MATHEMATICS, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, 1996
- PHD, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, 2001
Affiliations:
- Exercise Science - Primary
Selected Publications:
- Hunter I. (2000). Determining the appropriate specifications for the women’s steeplechase water jump pit. Track Coach, 150, 4799-4801.
- This article helped the international and national governing bodies of track and field determine the dimensions of the water jump barrier and pit for women’s steeplechase (the event became an official international event in 2006).
- Hunter I & Killgore G. (2002). Release velocity and angle in men’s and women’s hammer throw, Track Coach, 162, 5180-5182.
- Hunter I, (2003). A new approach to modeling vertical stiffness in heel-toe distance runners, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2, 139-143.
- Hunter I. (2005). The effect of venue on the distance of a hammer throw. Research Quarterly in Exercise and Sport, 76(3), 347-351.
- Hunter I & Bushnell TD. (2006). Steeplechase barriers affect women less than men. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 5(2), 318-322.
- Hunter I, Hopkins JT, & Casa D. (2006). Core Body Temperature Before and After Cross-Country Racing after Warming Up with an Ice Vest. Journal of Athletic Training, 41(4), 371-374.
- Hunter I & Smith GA. (2007). Preferred and Optimal Stride Frequency, Stiffness and Economy, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 100(6), 653-662.
- Bushnell TD & Hunter I. (2007). Technique differences between sprinters and distance runners at equal and maximal velocities. Sports Biomechanics, 6(3), 261-268.
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